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Outside the front ecoCafe doors a new sculpture in leylandi by Duncan White of White Wood who is a sculptor and creator of carved furniture. To contact Duncan please call 01684 541793 or 0790 2327769
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In the EcoCafe
A selection of art in various mediums produced by members of the
Worcester Society of ArtistsThe Worcester Society of artists was formed to encourage the appreciation, understanding and practise of the visual arts and is open to everyone. The Society was founded in 1947 moving to the Swan Theatre in 1965 for regular meetings and exhibitions. Still going strong we hope to inspire other artists whatever their ability, with more experienced members willing to help beginners.
For further infomration and an application form to become a member please contact: The Membership Secretary, Mr.D.J.Davis, 68 Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NL. Tel: 01905 355038
Past Exhibitions
A Photographic Exhibition by Beccy Mair
About Beccy: Travel, our natural environment, foreign languages, cultures and the invigorating unknown all inspire Beccy to reach for her camera.
Through photography, she hopes to introduce the wonders of our planet to your living room and to share a little of the freedom, serenity and global tranquillity that rouse and captivate her.
Beccy’s enthusiasm for travel has so far taken her to Australia, to New Zealand over the Millennium, touring Europe for a year in a home renovated VW campervan (now an irreplaceable member of the family) and cycle touring in Thailand and Cuba.
Her photographs continue on with travels of their own and have made it so far, to France, Spain, New Zealand and Singapore as well as dotting themselves around the UK.
What escapes film flows from pen to paper as Beccy collects and expresses her experiences, creating images with words. Every photograph is accompanied by a sentence or two to set the scene and offer a personal, insightful window into the taking of the shot.
Beccy creates art from travel and is constantly humbled by a world so diverse it conjures captivating images at every turn. With endless horizons to head for, mountains to gaze up at, seas to soothe and palettes of sunsets to massage away the strain of cycling, the pull is overpowering.
So, keep an eye out for the wayward cyclist who has made it her vocation to travel. Exerting creative energy, she balances precariously over the edge of cliffs, puts herself at risk when pulling over at short notice and challenges her fitness on expeditions to reach what is, after all, on all of our doorsteps.
Through Wheels4Life, Hans Rey aims to give something back to the people he has met on his journeys, whilst cycling for sport. Beccy wants to do exactly the same.
Beccy cycle tours to discover and to meet these very same people. Travel by bicycle is gruelling at times but worth every turn of the pedal. Open to the elements as Beccy prefers to be, she meets the purest of hearts.
For us bicycles are recreational equipment so it is very easy to forget that to many…..a bicycle can mean survival.
Beccy's Website: www.beccymair.com
A sense of Time & Place
An exhibition by Christine Benson, Textile Artist-Maker-Tutor
"My work comes from within; I am influenced by my surroundings, which I integrate with my love of music and history to produce emotive abstract images. Music dictates the rythm or harmony, whilst the area and history give a sense of place.
Some of Christine's beautiful pieces are now on the Fold ecoCafe walls and she has a series of workshops scheduled to be held here. For details contact Chrisinte on 01905 749640 or email christine.e.benson@googlemail.com or pick up a booking form from the ecoCafe.
Shelly Perkins, an incredibly talented young artist has a display of prints hanging on the cafe walls until 1st March 2010.
You can view Shelly's beautiful artworks on her website www.shellyperkins.co.uk If you are looking for an artist to design you an innovative invitation see samples of Shelly's work on her site under 'Graphics'. We hope to invite Shelly back and display more of her work later in the year.
Photographs by Rebecca Tibbutt
Contact: Email bextibbutt@hotmail.com Phone 01905 424294
My work focuses mainly on using the raw materials of photography to produce a variety of images often examining current issues or topics. I use this cameraless photography to give my work an unusual appearance and cause viewers to contemplate them in more detail and see beauty where it is often overlooked. I have had my work exhibited in cafes in my local area of Worcestershire and have several exhibitions lined up for this coming year.
